Every December, Miami Beach hosts one of the largest events of its kind in the world. What are people coming to see? A Auto racing B Manatees C Art Art Basel Miami Beach is the most comprehensive contemporary art fair in North America. Now 20 years old, the event is an offshoot of Art Basel, … Read more
Art Basel recently came to which city for the first time? A Paris B Hong Kong C Sydney Art Basel hosted its first Paris event in October of this year, called ‘Paris+,’ one of four festivals under the Art Basel banner. The correct answer is Paris.
Erebus is the name given to what landmark in Antarctica? A Island B Glacier C Mountain Mount Erebus is the highest active volcano in Antarctica at 12,448 feet, and the southernmost active volcano in the world. An expedition led by Ernest Shackleton reached the crater summit of Erebus in 1908. Erebus is one of many … Read more
Who led the first expedition to reach the South Pole? A Roald Amundsen B Ernest Shackleton C Richard Byrd Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen led a party of five across the Ross Ice Shelf to the South Pole on December 14, 1911, becoming the first to reach the forbidding spot. Amundsen, along with Ernest Shackleton, was … Read more
Paradise Harbour is one of the most-visited places in this polar region. Where are we? A Greenland B Antarctica C Alaska Paradise Harbour, near the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, is a regular stop for cruise ships, due to the bay’s proximity to South America and its natural beauty. Glaciers regularly calve, and colonies of … Read more
What natural feature does this photograph show? A A river delta B Coral bleaching C Fungal growth This is the braided delta of the Tlikakila River in Alaska’s Lake Clark National Park and Preserve. We’re here for the anniversary of the expansion of national parks in Alaska on this day in 1980. The correct answer … Read more
What color are great blue heron eggs? A Deep green B Light gray C Pale blue The eggs start pale blue and fade to white during incubation. Great blue herons lay between two and six eggs. The correct answer is Pale blue.
This famous waltz is about a river that flows from Germany to the Black Sea, and is the longest river in Croatia: A My Violet Volga B Rose of the Rhine C The Blue Danube Johann Strauss II’s ‘An der schönen blauen Donau’ was not a hit on its release in 1867, but has enjoyed … Read more
Croatia has one of the oldest ones of these in Europe: A Amusement park B Confectionery C Pharmacy Dubrovnik has a Franciscan monastery with a pharmacy that has been there since 1317. The correct answer is Pharmacy.
What nation is Rovinj part of? A Serbia B Croatia C Italy Though it has been part of the Roman Empire, the Byzantine Empire, the Frankish Empire, the Republic of Venice, and the Austrian Empire in its storied past, Rovinj became part of Yugoslavia after WWII and has been part of Croatia since its independence … Read more